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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Chairman Mike Simpson (ID-02) issued the following statements applauding passage of H.R. 8998, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025. The legislation passed by a bipartisan vote of ... Read More »

This piece was originally published in The Washington Times. Pushed by extreme environmentalists, the Environmental Protection Agency recently announced new emissions regulations for semitrucks set to take effect by 2032. While Congress and truckers both want to protect our environment, the practical implications of the agency’s overreach for small businesses and the broader economy cannot be over... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Western Caucus hosted a forum titled, “Abuses of the Antiquities Act and Impacts on Landowners.” The forum was led by Vice Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and included Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), and Representatives Cliff Bentz (OR-02) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01). “In its latest resource management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, t... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced a resolution honoring the life and legacy of the late Patrick Gottsch, the founder and former President of Rural Media Group, Inc. “For decades, Patrick brought a visionary perspective to informing rural America and recognized the importance of amplifying the voices of farmers and ranchers across the country,” said Chairman Newhous... Read More »

Last week, Western Caucus Vice Chair Ryan Zinke (MT-01) hosted Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), seven additional Western Caucus Members and over 20 Congressional staff and stakeholders for a field tour focused on access to public lands, the urgent need to mitigate wildfire risk and challenges with the Endangered Species Act (ESA). “One of the main missions of the Congressional Western Caucus is putt... Read More »

Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) offered an amendment to the Interior and Environment Appropriations bill to prevent the U.S. Forest Service’s draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the National Old-Growth Amendment from being finalized, and to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for particulate matter from going into effec... Read More »

Enhancing the Livestock Indemnity Program to Protect the Panhandle Cattle Industry By Rep. Ronny Jackson (TX-13) Earlier this year, over 1.3 million acres were burned in the Texas Panhandle by the largest wildfire ever recorded in the State’s history. When the fires first broke out, my office and I worked diligently with the Texas Department of Emergency Management, fire departments, and local aut... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement upon the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Brighter Enterprises et al. v Raimondo, which overturned the 1984 Chevron case that expanded the power of the federal bureaucracy. “This decision by the Supreme Court reiterates the Constitutional premise that Congress is tasked with making the... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Executive Vice Chair Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), and Vice Chair Tom Tiffany (WI-07) introduced legislation to nullify President Biden’s Executive Order 14072 and prevent the U.S. Forest Service from finalizing the Old-Growth Amendment Plan’s draft Environmental Impact Statement. “Forest management activities should be ... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and House Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) issued statements in opposition to the Biden Administration’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed National Old-Growth Amendment. “The action taken today by the Forest Service is the next step towards limiting timber harvesting at the expense of common-sense... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) introduced the Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement (FREE) Act. This legislation will implement a “permit by rule” approach to remove bureaucratic hurdles to permitting while expediting project approvals and implementation. “A large portion of my career has been spent helping Utahns w... Read More »

This piece was originally published in the Federal Newswire. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the United States’ greatest adversary, and we are currently engaged in a strategic competition. Unfortunately, from education to real estate and beyond, the CCP has sought to undermine our institutions and gain an upper hand in this competition. To head off this threat, one of the most important moves... Read More »

This piece was originally published in The Dickinson Press. For three and a half years now, the Biden Administration has been at war with American energy production as a political handout to their environmental base. This has threatened our energy security and has caused energy costs for Americans to skyrocket. These anti-energy policies have adverse consequences for rural communities across the c... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced the No American Land for Communist China Act to prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from purchasing any land adjacent to federal land. “The Chinese Communist Party is at our doorstep, and we best not let them in,” said Chairman Newhouse. “I have been closely watching the rise in cases of the CCP’s attempts at underm... Read More »

Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Representatives Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) and John Duarte (CA-13) introduced Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to overturn the Biden Administration’s recent rule updates to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). These changes from the current administration reverse critical reforms to the ESA implemented during previous administrations. “The B... Read More »